War shield · Papua New Guinea - Sepik, May River/ Iwam · ID: 3042822
Description
wood, brown patina, red, white and black pigment, frontside covered with incised ornamental decor: by a broad band in the middle divided in two halves with laterally reversed patterns (mainly jags and round forms, resp. concentric circles), double handle with plant fibre grip backside, slightly dam. (rims), crack and round deepening in central place (from battle?), abrasion of paint, base
The object War shield with the object ID 3042822 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 26.
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Comparing literature
Conru, Kevin, Oceanic Shields, Brussels 2006, ill. 14